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German customs flag

German customs flag

This German customs service flag, flown at Apia, Samoa, was captured by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), 29 August 1914.

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Accession Number: 1981.420
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How to cite this page: 'German customs flag', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/german-flag, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 1-Sep-2010

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Evie Conrad
23 Jun 2010
Hi Just thought I'd let you know that the flag is, in fact, from the Customs Service of Imperial Germany. "Z V" is short for "Zollverein" or "customs union". Evie

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